Fundamentals ATI Practice Questions with
Answers Graded A
A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of evaluate your condition." - ANSWER -B
an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws
out 1 mL of the medication from a 2mL vial.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
and refuses to use an incentive spirometer
A. Ask another nurse to observe the medication following major abdominal surgery. Which of the
wastage following actions is the nurse's priority?
B. Notify the pharmacy when wasting mediation
C. Lock the remaining medication in the A. Request that a respiratory therapist discuss
controlled substances cabinet the technique for incentive spirometry with the
D. Dispose of the vial with the remaining client.
medication in a sharps container - B. Determine the reasons why the client is
ANSWER -A refusing to use the incentive spirometer.
C. Document the client's refusal to participate in
health restorative activities.
D. Administer a pain medication to the client. -
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium ANSWER -B
chloride 750mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse
should set the infusion pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a
Do not use a trailing zero) - ANSWER -107 client who has a new prescription for wrist
mL/hr restraints. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
(divide given mL by hours of infusion)
A. Pad the client's wrist before applying the
restraints.
B. Evaluate the client's circulation every 8 hr after
A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal application.
illness about declining resuscitation in a living C. Remove the restraints every 4 hr to evaluate
will. The client asks, "What would happen if I the client's status.
arrived at the emergency department and I had D. Secure the restraint ties to the bed's side rails
difficulty breathing?" Which of the following - ANSWER -A
responses should the nurse make?
A. "We would consult the person appointed by
your heath care proxy to make decisions" A nurse is talking with an older adult client who is
B. "We would give you oxygen through a tube in contemplating retirement. The client states, "I
your nose." keep thinking about how much I enjoy my job. I'm
C. "You would be unable to change your not sure I want to retire." Which of the following
previous wishes about your care." responses should the nurse make?
D. "We would insert a breathing tube while we
, Fundamentals ATI Practice Questions with
Answers Graded A
A. "You would have so much more time to spend
with your family." A. Lacrimal apparatus
B. "You should consider getting a part-time job or B. Pupil clarity
doing volunteer work." C. Appearance of bulbar conjunctivae
C. "Let's talk about how the change in your job D. Visual fields
status will affect you." E. Visual acuity - ANSWER -B, D, E
D. "Why wouldn't you want to retire and relax?" -
ANSWER -C
A nurse is a long-term care facility is caring for a
client who dies during the nurse's shift. Identify
A nurse is caring for a client who has pharyngeal the sequence in which the nurse should perform
diphtheria. Which of the following types of the following steps.
transmission precautions should the nurse
initiate? 1) Place a name tag on the body
2) Obtain the pronouncement of death from the
A. Contact provider
B. Droplet 3) Remove tubes and indwelling lines
C. Airborne 4) Wash the client's body
D. Protective - ANSWER -B 5) Ask the client's family members if they would
like to view the body - ANSWER -2, 3, 4, 5,
1
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent the spread of infection? A client who is postoperative is verbalizing pain
as a 2 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the
A. Carry a client's soiled linens out of the room in following statements should the nurse identify as
a mesh linen bag. an indication that the client understands the
B. Place a client who has tuberculosis in a room preoperative teaching she received about pain
with negative-pressure airflow. management?
C. Provide disposable plates and utensils for a
client who is HIV-positive A. "I think I should take my pain medication more
D. Dispose of a client's blood saturated dressing often, since it is not controlling my pain."
in a trash bag inside a second trash bag. - B. "Breathing faster will help me keep my mind
ANSWER -B off of the pain."
C. "It might help me to listen to music while I'm
lying in bed."
D. "I don't want to walk today because I have
A nurse is assessing an older adult client's risk some pain." - ANSWER -C
for falls. Which of the following assessments
would the nurse use to identify the client's safety
needs? (Select all that apply)
Answers Graded A
A nurse is preparing to administer an injection of evaluate your condition." - ANSWER -B
an opioid medication to a client. The nurse draws
out 1 mL of the medication from a 2mL vial.
Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
and refuses to use an incentive spirometer
A. Ask another nurse to observe the medication following major abdominal surgery. Which of the
wastage following actions is the nurse's priority?
B. Notify the pharmacy when wasting mediation
C. Lock the remaining medication in the A. Request that a respiratory therapist discuss
controlled substances cabinet the technique for incentive spirometry with the
D. Dispose of the vial with the remaining client.
medication in a sharps container - B. Determine the reasons why the client is
ANSWER -A refusing to use the incentive spirometer.
C. Document the client's refusal to participate in
health restorative activities.
D. Administer a pain medication to the client. -
A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium ANSWER -B
chloride 750mL IV to infuse over 7 hr. The nurse
should set the infusion pump to deliver how
many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest
whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a
Do not use a trailing zero) - ANSWER -107 client who has a new prescription for wrist
mL/hr restraints. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
(divide given mL by hours of infusion)
A. Pad the client's wrist before applying the
restraints.
B. Evaluate the client's circulation every 8 hr after
A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal application.
illness about declining resuscitation in a living C. Remove the restraints every 4 hr to evaluate
will. The client asks, "What would happen if I the client's status.
arrived at the emergency department and I had D. Secure the restraint ties to the bed's side rails
difficulty breathing?" Which of the following - ANSWER -A
responses should the nurse make?
A. "We would consult the person appointed by
your heath care proxy to make decisions" A nurse is talking with an older adult client who is
B. "We would give you oxygen through a tube in contemplating retirement. The client states, "I
your nose." keep thinking about how much I enjoy my job. I'm
C. "You would be unable to change your not sure I want to retire." Which of the following
previous wishes about your care." responses should the nurse make?
D. "We would insert a breathing tube while we
, Fundamentals ATI Practice Questions with
Answers Graded A
A. "You would have so much more time to spend
with your family." A. Lacrimal apparatus
B. "You should consider getting a part-time job or B. Pupil clarity
doing volunteer work." C. Appearance of bulbar conjunctivae
C. "Let's talk about how the change in your job D. Visual fields
status will affect you." E. Visual acuity - ANSWER -B, D, E
D. "Why wouldn't you want to retire and relax?" -
ANSWER -C
A nurse is a long-term care facility is caring for a
client who dies during the nurse's shift. Identify
A nurse is caring for a client who has pharyngeal the sequence in which the nurse should perform
diphtheria. Which of the following types of the following steps.
transmission precautions should the nurse
initiate? 1) Place a name tag on the body
2) Obtain the pronouncement of death from the
A. Contact provider
B. Droplet 3) Remove tubes and indwelling lines
C. Airborne 4) Wash the client's body
D. Protective - ANSWER -B 5) Ask the client's family members if they would
like to view the body - ANSWER -2, 3, 4, 5,
1
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent the spread of infection? A client who is postoperative is verbalizing pain
as a 2 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Which of the
A. Carry a client's soiled linens out of the room in following statements should the nurse identify as
a mesh linen bag. an indication that the client understands the
B. Place a client who has tuberculosis in a room preoperative teaching she received about pain
with negative-pressure airflow. management?
C. Provide disposable plates and utensils for a
client who is HIV-positive A. "I think I should take my pain medication more
D. Dispose of a client's blood saturated dressing often, since it is not controlling my pain."
in a trash bag inside a second trash bag. - B. "Breathing faster will help me keep my mind
ANSWER -B off of the pain."
C. "It might help me to listen to music while I'm
lying in bed."
D. "I don't want to walk today because I have
A nurse is assessing an older adult client's risk some pain." - ANSWER -C
for falls. Which of the following assessments
would the nurse use to identify the client's safety
needs? (Select all that apply)
